Difference between revisions of "2012-04-01 19 -155"

Revision as of 13:38, 2 May 2012

Location

In a (wet and impenetrable) forest in the Saddle between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. A mile or so from the highway just off a jeep track.

Participants

Simon.

Plans

No plans. Spontaneity rules.

Expedition

Drove up the Saddle road through the usual east Hawaii drizzle. A nice turnout from the highway led to a jeep track leading off through a (wet) forest growing over an old a'a field. Lots of bird calls. Followed the the track until the GPS showed I was only 40 yards away. Tried bushwhacking to get a bit closer but gave up after only 10 yards or so. The waist high brush obscured the underlying lava boulders, making footing treacherous. And did I say wet? The GPS showed I was there, if you round off to 1 arcsec.

Tracklog

Photos

Jeep track through the forest.
Wet, impenetrable forest.
You can (just) read the GPS coordinated.
I have arrived.

Achievements

Template:Virgin graticule

Simon earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (19, -155) geohash on 2012-04-01.

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Sun 1 Apr 2012 in 19,-155: 19.6803372, -155.2810392 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox